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you saw jay carney say we're not going do is again. you say, well, mr. president efficient debt limit expires, you kind of are. they have a little power over this. tim geithner, the treasury secretary said yesterday essentially the speaker's threat is largely hollow because we have some tools and if the debt limit expires in late november or december, we can-- we can-- we have some tools in treasure tow extend things out. this may come after new year's and maybe it won't come down to a debt limit showdown. the speaker says he don't have to wait until the last minute. we can talk about this now. we can be responsible. yes, the republica wanto have the discussion now. that doesn't mean the. president is going to take the speaker's bait and debate it over the summer and fall and tie it to spending cuts. i don't think so. >> woodruff: let's talk about the substance of this. what the speaker is asking for, only spending cut to match the increase in the debt ceiling. when you talk today, as i did to deficit hawks, people who care about the debt and deficit, sa
you saw jay carney say we're not going do is again. you say, well, mr. president efficient debt limit expires, you kind of are. they have a little power over this. tim geithner, the treasury secretary said yesterday essentially the speaker's threat is largely hollow because we have some tools and if the debt limit expires in late november or december, we can-- we can-- we have some tools in treasure tow extend things out. this may come after new year's and maybe it won't come down to a debt...
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but white house spokesman jay carney said the timing of the sanctions is not related to those reports. >> there has been a steady increase in our sanctions activity. and this is part of that. part of that escalation. it's not related to specifically to that issue or the questions about it. >> sreenivasan: the u.s. and israel say iran's ultimate goal is to produce nuclear weapons. iran insists its program is for peaceful purposes only. greece agreed today to a major new austerity measure, eliminating 15,000 government jobs. the european union and the international monetary fund pressed for the cuts, as part of a bailout deal worth $170 billion. greek unions have called a nationwide strike for tomorrow to protest the new cuts. wall street got off to a slow start for the week. the dow jones industrial average lost 17 points to close at 12,845. the nasdaq fell more than three points to close just under 2902. a deep freeze paralyzed much of eastern europe for another day. the cold wave is more than a week old, with no immediate end in site rescue crews in bosnia used helicopters today to e
but white house spokesman jay carney said the timing of the sanctions is not related to those reports. >> there has been a steady increase in our sanctions activity. and this is part of that. part of that escalation. it's not related to specifically to that issue or the questions about it. >> sreenivasan: the u.s. and israel say iran's ultimate goal is to produce nuclear weapons. iran insists its program is for peaceful purposes only. greece agreed today to a major new austerity...
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white house press secretary jay carney was pressed repeatedly on the issue today. >> the president's position is well known. he's spoken to this. it's gotten a great deal of coverage. i don't have an update to provide you on the president's position. it is what it was. >> ifill: will obama's republican opponent mitt romney has said he would back a constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage. he repeated that today in an interview. >> my view is that marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman. that's the position i've had for some time. i don't intend to make any adjustments at this point. >> ifill: same sex marriage is now allowed in six states and the district of columbia. and the issue is also up for debate in minnesota, washington state, maryland, maine, and tomorrow in north carolina. for more on the state of the same-sex marriage debate, we are joined by brian brown, president of the national organization for marriage, which opposes same sex unions. and richard socarides, an attorney and gay rights advocate who once served in the clinton white house. mr. socaride
white house press secretary jay carney was pressed repeatedly on the issue today. >> the president's position is well known. he's spoken to this. it's gotten a great deal of coverage. i don't have an update to provide you on the president's position. it is what it was. >> ifill: will obama's republican opponent mitt romney has said he would back a constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage. he repeated that today in an interview. >> my view is that marriage is a...
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spokesman jay carney said today he pressed them to take action now. >> europe should take an approach that balances the near- term need to help the economy grow in europe and create jobs, with the medium and longer term need to implement reforms that help euro nations get their fiscal houses in order. >> holman: in ireland today, voters were trying to do just that, deciding whether to ratify the european union's new fiscal treaty. saying yes would hold debt- ridden countries to tight spending limits. and "yes" votes were expected to carry, spurred by prime minister enda kenny. >> let's send that signal out from this country, not only to the european union, but to the entire world that this small country knows exactly where it is heading and that's in the right direction. >> holman: but "no" voters were just as vocal. >> austerity doesn't work. we are the proof of that and this treaty will perpetuate and institutionalize austerity. >> holman: in spain, miners staged new protests-- some that turned violent-- against austerity cuts in their industry. the clashes came as the e.u. urged sp
spokesman jay carney said today he pressed them to take action now. >> europe should take an approach that balances the near- term need to help the economy grow in europe and create jobs, with the medium and longer term need to implement reforms that help euro nations get their fiscal houses in order. >> holman: in ireland today, voters were trying to do just that, deciding whether to ratify the european union's new fiscal treaty. saying yes would hold debt- ridden countries to...
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given that history, white house spokesman jay carney was asked today about prospects for this new arrangement. >> the agreements that the north koreans have made are very welcome, but obviously they need to be followed up by actions. and commitments to do something are one thing; actually doing them are another. soe will pursue this policy area with that... with that approach in mind. >> woodruff: for now, word that north korea will step back from nuclear weapons work, was welcomed today in japan and south korea. for more on all of this we get two views. former u.s. ambassador to south korea donald gregg. he's now chairman emeritus of the board of the korea society. and balbina hwang, a visiting professor agegetown university who was a korea specialist at the state department during the last bush administration. and we thank you both for being here. ambassador gregg, to you first, how big a breakthrough is this? >> i think this is very significant. it a test first major step forward taken by the two countries since president obama came into office. and it also, i think, says a lot about the w
given that history, white house spokesman jay carney was asked today about prospects for this new arrangement. >> the agreements that the north koreans have made are very welcome, but obviously they need to be followed up by actions. and commitments to do something are one thing; actually doing them are another. soe will pursue this policy area with that... with that approach in mind. >> woodruff: for now, word that north korea will step back from nuclear weapons work, was welcomed...
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in washington white house spokesman jay carney rejected the charges and the death sentence. >> if true, we strongly condemn such a verdict and will work with our partners to convey or condemnation to the iranian government. allegations that he either worked for or was sent to iran by the c.i.a. are false. the iranian regime has a history of falsely accusing people of being spies andy eliciting fored confession. >> warner: there was one episode of good will involving the u.s. and iran. late thursday an american destroyer, the u.s.s. kidd rescued 13 iranian fishermen and their vessel from somali pirates in the gulf of oman just outside the persian gulf. the kidd is part of the battle ground around the aircraft carrier, a ship that left the gulf just days earlier and that iran had warned not to return. now, to two journalists covering the latest iran-u.s. developments. david sanger has reported on the conflict over iran's nuclear program as chief washington correspondent for the "new york times." tonight, he is in cairo. and julian barnes is a pentagon reporter for the "wall street journa
in washington white house spokesman jay carney rejected the charges and the death sentence. >> if true, we strongly condemn such a verdict and will work with our partners to convey or condemnation to the iranian government. allegations that he either worked for or was sent to iran by the c.i.a. are false. the iranian regime has a history of falsely accusing people of being spies andy eliciting fored confession. >> warner: there was one episode of good will involving the u.s. and...
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carney criticized the republican-led hse. >> casting these votes againnd again and again, probably on average once every few weeks, does nothing to improve the bottom line for middle class families. >> ifill: outside washington, a number of republican governors are choosing not to enforce some parts of the law. the supreme court gave states the right to opt out of the medicaid expansion, which would cover about half of the 32 million uninsured who would get new coverage. medicaid is the joint federal/state program that provides health coverage for the poor. nebraska today became the latest state to indicate they will climb aboard that bandwagon, joining the republican governors of five other states, including texas and florida. that could mean four million fewer people would qualify for medicaid. governors in eight other states have also said they leaning toward opting out. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius said today she has received letters from a dozen governors who support another part of the law- - the creation of the insurance exchanges that allow consumers t
carney criticized the republican-led hse. >> casting these votes againnd again and again, probably on average once every few weeks, does nothing to improve the bottom line for middle class families. >> ifill: outside washington, a number of republican governors are choosing not to enforce some parts of the law. the supreme court gave states the right to opt out of the medicaid expansion, which would cover about half of the 32 million uninsured who would get new coverage. medicaid is...
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traveling with the president today, white house press secretary jay carney said this event only reinforces why it was so important to pass wall street reform. why it is so important to fully implement wall street reform. j.p. morgan chase ceo jamie dimon has been a leading opponent of new regulations under the dodd frank law. he spoke sunday on "meet the press" in remarks taped before the bank announced its massive losses. >> i don't like this attitude to blame everybody. if you think something is wrong go get those people who did something wrong and blame them. >> woodruff: the president's republican challenger mitt romney argued earlier this month that the regulations will do more harm than good. >> the small community banks are the ones that have been most hurt because again the burden of regulation falls heaviest on the smaller enterprises that don't have the funds and the personnel to follow all the new government regulations. >> woodruff: meanwhile the obama re-election team is trying to tie romney to public discontent with wall street. a new television ad includes interviews with fo
traveling with the president today, white house press secretary jay carney said this event only reinforces why it was so important to pass wall street reform. why it is so important to fully implement wall street reform. j.p. morgan chase ceo jamie dimon has been a leading opponent of new regulations under the dodd frank law. he spoke sunday on "meet the press" in remarks taped before the bank announced its massive losses. >> i don't like this attitude to blame everybody. if you...
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but white house press secretary jay carney said that does not mean u.s. military action is in the offing. >> we never, and we haven't in this case, removed options from the table. we do not believe that militarization... further militarization of the situation in syria at this point is the right course of action. we believe that it would lead to greater chaos and carnage. >> woodruff: for more, we turn to gary dewer, canada's ambassador to the united states. i spoke with him a short time ago. ambassador gary dewer, thank you very much for talking with us. >> thank you for having me on. >> woodruff: what does canada accomplish by expelling syrian diplomats? >> well, i think it was, we expelled all the diplomats today. we think it's again a continuation of our and condemnation of the regime in syria. we're obviously horrified, as is the world, of the slaughter of so many innocent people including women and children, in syria. we've participated in sanctions, obviously we want the u. n. envoy to succeed, but we're taking action. but obviously with the lack o
but white house press secretary jay carney said that does not mean u.s. military action is in the offing. >> we never, and we haven't in this case, removed options from the table. we do not believe that militarization... further militarization of the situation in syria at this point is the right course of action. we believe that it would lead to greater chaos and carnage. >> woodruff: for more, we turn to gary dewer, canada's ambassador to the united states. i spoke with him a short...